title: Role of the surgical glove in modified vacuum-assisted wound healing.
abstract: Vacuum-assisted wound healing has been proven to be more efficacious than conventional dressings. Vacuum dressing has been frequently modified given the restrictions in resources available. Here we present a modified method of vacuum dressing by using surgical or gynaecological gloves for lower and upper limb wounds. Vacuum dressing was applied with parts of a surgical or gynaecological glove and Opsite with T-tailing of the suction outlet. Vacuum-assisted wound healing using the surgical gloves showed relatively good wound healing in the amputation stump, finger, arm, and leg in the cases studied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, India.
authors.forename: Shankar Ram
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Hemmanur
authors.forename: Loka Vijayan
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Siddha
keywords: Occlusive dressing; Surgical gloves; Vacuum